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Personal info

Full name
DENNIS, Bassel T
Date of birth
23 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Orange County, California
Hometown
Burien, King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39471237
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bratte, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 27 12

Immediate family

Members
Charles W. Dennis (father)
Orpha B. (Kennedy) Dennis (mother)
Mary K. Dennis (sister)
Martha K. Dennis (sister)
Velma Dennis (sister)
Grace Dennis (sister)
Pauline Dennis (sister)
Vivian Dennis (sister)
Merline Dennis (sister)
Carol L. (Nollmeyer) Dennis (wife)

More information

Pvt Bassel T. Dennis married on 24 October 1942 in Burien, Washington when he was already enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Ryan Fulier McCurdy Donaldson Family Tree / California Birth Index, www.80thDivision.com

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